A Charger locomotive pushes VIA 33 for Ottawa over the Lachine Canal. VIA 33 continues to feature a Siemens consist on Tuesdays only and only from Montreal to Ottawa.

VIA 33 from Quebec City is running late and still has not arrived at Central Station, but another VIA 33 with a Siemens set is leaving Central Station roughly on time as it passes the snow-covered... (more)

VIA F40PH-3s 6440 and 6441 head west on the Wainwright Sub with VIA 1.

Blue plow. VIA 919 has an out place blue plow as it leads a very late VIA 65 pass two tracks worth of parked grain cars on a very cold afternoon, which caused signals to fail and crossovers... (more)

VIA's F40PH no. 6428 has a Renaissance set in tow as it is making its way over the Lachine Canal in Montreal's Saint-Henri neighborhood on a sunny mid-October day surrounded by beautiful fall colo... (more)

On the coldest day of winter so far, VIA 35 is about two hours late as it passes a foreman at Turcot Ouest.

The golden sunlight of a late January afternoon lights up the clouds of snow kicked up by VIA's EMD F40PH no. 6417 with Corridor train no. 64 from Toronto. Next stop will Dorval, not far from the ... (more)

On a sunny January morning VIA's P42DC no. 914 leads all-LRC Corridor train no. 22 into Montreal, crossing the Lachine Canal at Saint-Henri.

At 22 below zero (or -30 C) F40PH no. 6459 has VIA train no. 61 to Toronto at track speed on CN's Kingston subdivision at Pointe-Claire, at the dawn of another day that will bring plenty operation... (more)

Now becoming a regular sight on the Tuesday #26 afternoon run from Ottawa to Montreal, VIA's new Siemens train charges through Pointe-Claire at track speed through the snow on the last day of Janu... (more)

This was actually my first shot of the new VIA Rail Siemens Venture train set, and I almost missed it because it was so silent I did not hear it approaching, gliding past like a ghost. But luckily... (more)

Passing a slower CN freight (no. 305) at track speed, VIA Rail's new Siemens Venture train set is kicking up a sizeable amount of snow in the curve at Beaconsfield. Cab car 2301 is front, no. 2202... (more)

A deadhead move of VIA's stainless HEP equipment, lead by P42DC no. 916, is coming past the gates of local commuter operator exo's Pointe-Saint-Charles maintenance center. CN Pointe-Saint-Charles ... (more)

VIA F40PH-3s 6456 and 6439 hustle the westbound "Canadian" away from Peterson on CN's Robson Sub. This was the 2nd to last westbound train #1 without a buffer car on the tailend.... sigh... (more)

Sometimes it is wise to be careful and have a backup plan when introducing new rolling stock into revenue service. VIA uses one of its new Siemens train sets once a week on the pair 33/26, but onl... (more)